Revelation 14:6:17Rev.14.6.W17TAB
γῆς
gês
“earth”
- Transliteration
- gês
- Extended
- gays
- IPA
- /gɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- earth
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
gês
- sentence
kai EI-don AL-lon AN-ge-lon pe-TO-me-non en me-sou-ra-NEE-ma-ti E-khon-ta eu-an-GE-li-on ai-O-nee-on eu-an-ge-LI-sai e-PI tous ka-thê-ME-nous e-PI tês gês kai e-PI pan E-thnos kai phy-LÊN kai GLÔS-san kai la-ON
Exegesis
The first epi-phrase, epi tous kathemenous {ἐπὶ τοὺς καθημένους | e-pí toûs ka-thē-mé-nous}, with a present participle denotes “to those who dwell,” and epi tēs gēs {ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς | e-pí tês gês} further locates them “on the earth.”
Root and etymology
gēgamma–ē-eta
“earth, land”
In context — Revelation 14:6
And I saw another angel flying in midheaven , holding an eternal gospel to announce to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation and tribe and tongue and people.
About this coordinate
Revelation 14:6:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Revelation 14:6, so the Greek word γῆς (gês) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Rev.14.6.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.14.6.W17.S1) and character.